The Text Table of Contents pages shown on our website detail the progression of grammatical instruction. Each chapter ends with a section on Latin phrases still in use. Each of the 40 Text chapters follow an established pattern - grammar instruction, vocabulary development, practice & review (sentences to translate), sententiae antiquae (reading exercises derived from original/ancient authors), and etymology (Latin derivatives in English and the Romance languages). The Text's introductory material includes essays on "The Position of the Latin Language in Linguistic History" and "A Brief Survey of Latin Literature" as well as a pronunciation guide and maps. Covering the grammar text and workbook in two years (Wheelock's text is the equivalent of two years of high school Latin) the Reader is then used as a sequel an opportunity for intermediate students to experience the richness of Latin literature. So, if Wheelock sets the standard, why not learn from the master? With basic components - grammar text, workbook, and intermediate reader - any homeschooled high school student can pursue the same well-organized and vibrant study as college students. So much so, that most Latin courses now follow the same path he established in the late 40s as he faced college classrooms of returning servicemen. When Frederic Wheelock set out to infuse the assumedly boring study of Latin with the rich vibrant history of the Roman experience, he succeeded masterfully. The name "Wheelock" seems almost synonymous with "Latin" and with good reason.
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